Tecumseh Planning Commission OKs revised condominium plan

Friday

Dec 14, 2012 at 1:00 PM

By David FrownfelderDaily Telegram Staff Writer

A revised site plan for condominiums at The Ponds of Bonner Hills was approved Tuesday by the Tecumseh Planning Commission.

The revised plan concerns the quadrangle condominium section of the development, said Brad Raymond, Tecumseh city building inspector and director of the building services department. The changes do not affect the single-family-housing portion of the development.

The sales of the condos have slowed considerably due to economic condition, he said. Developers have requested changes to the original site plan, which was originally approved in 2004.

"These will be a hybrid of single family and quads. People will purchase the units and not have to worry about any outdoor maintenance. This (change) will not affect the housing part of the development," Raymond said. "These will be 1,200-square-foot units with walkouts. They expect to price them between $135,000 and $150,000."

The development is on property that was known for years as Bonner Farms. The city of Tecumseh owned the 83 acres until 1991, when the property was sold to a developer with the intention of creating environmentally friendly living units of single-family houses and condominiums on the property located off Rogers Highway north of Russell Road and east of Blood Road.

Raymond said sales have not been as brisk as the developer would like and the change was made in an effort to spur sales. He said the first phase of the revised plan includes plans for 32 detached condos on the northern section of the property.